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Saturday Blog Hop – Deck the Halls

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It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop.  This week we are featuring Deck the Halls…Christmas cards using greenery or trees!  I thought of the song, so die-cut some holly from Old Olive cardstock using the Reindeer Fun Dies!

CHRISTMAS LABELS

This card was fun to pull together with just a couple dies, embossing folder and a simple greeting!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Real Red cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The 4 x 4-1/4 layer of Early Espresso was embossed with the Birch Embossing Folder.
  • A small pool of White Craft Ink was mixed with a little water on a piece of plastic and then used a paint brush to splatter the Early Espresso background.  It was added to the front.
  • Four holly leaf clusters were cut with the Reindeer Fun holly die from Old Olive cardstock.  Each was “painted” with the White Craft Ink and paint brush.
  • The berries were cut with the Reindeer Fun die from Real Red cardstock and painted with White Craft Ink also.
  • The holly and berries were added to the Early Espresso layer with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The greeting was stamped with Real Red Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Christmas Labels Die.
  • Some Gold Twisted Thread was wrapped in loops around my fingers, then added with a Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front and the greeting added on top with more Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Love the frosty look that the White Ink adds to the holly and berries, don’t you?  “Deck the Halls” for sure!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps:  Christmas Labels
Inks:  Real Red, White Craft Ink Refill
Cardstock:  Basic White, Real Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Accessories:  Reindeer Fun Dies, Christmas Labels Dies, Birch Embossing Folder, Gold Twisted Thread, Adhesives

Enjoy using the festive shapes in Stampin' Up!'s HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE to create our fun, baking-theme cards and favors in this Collection!  The oven mitt, rolling pin, candy canes, cookie dough and cutouts create some extra special touches on your projects just for the Christmas holidays!  We've combined the HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE with the holiday inspired CHRISTMAS TAGS & MORE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO special-fold cards, and TWO small favor ideas to hold a special treat for friends and neighbors!  See more details HERE!

Embrace the earthy beauty of nature with Stampin' Up!'s BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE.  The life-like pine branches, berries, and pinecones images will bring a little of the outside to your indoors!  Plus, the nested frames in the BRANCHING OUT DIES have accents of stitched trim to make them even more special.  Add one of the special everyday greetings to finish off your special card or project.  We've combined the BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE with the elegant hand-painted backgrounds in the SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with beautiful foil touches in neutral and Christmas colors.  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO small gift/decor ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season.  See more details HERE!

Be a little bold this Christmas stamping and accessorizing with the contemporary designs in the MODERN CHRISTMAS SUITE of products!  You are sure to be on trend with the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE and the classic trees, stars and ornament images!    We've combined the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE with the gold foil accents in the MODERN CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for eye-catching designs!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO gift card holder ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season.  See more details HERE!

CCMCWINTER13-03 Joyful Christmas Holly

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It's the end of Week 3 already over on Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection 2013!  We've had some FABULOUS projects this week, perfect for your holiday classes or gift giving over the holidays!  AND, it's not too late to join!  Sign up today and you'll be one of the first to see our Week 4 projects and you can refer back to the projects we've already done for up to a year after the edition ends!

Today, the Design Team has a fun sketch challenge for you to try!

 

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Can you see that I used the poinsettia leaves from Joyful Christmas to make my holly leaves?  I thought that was pretty clever of me!  lol!  I LOVE the patterns and colors in the Season of Style Designer Paper this year…very traditional which I appreciate!  I think the polka dot pattern is my favorite!

 

Holly Punch Art

Here are the details:

  1. The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Cherry Cobbler, folded in half.
  2. I cut the Season of Style Designer Paper polka dot pattern to 2 3/4 x 4 and layered it on 3 x 4 1/4 piece of Old Olive cardstock and placed on the front.  Then added a 1 x 5 1/2 strip of Cherry Cobbler print in the same package.
  3. I used the Circle Framelits to cut the 2 3/4" Crumb Cake and 1 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Circles and placed on the front.
  4. I made the holly with three of the Joyful Christmas leaves, stamped with Always Artichoke on Old Olive cardstock, then sponged with Old Olive Ink.  I added three 1/2" circles of Red Glimmer Paper for the berries.
  5. I used the Christmas Wishes greeting in That's the Ticket stamp set and punched with the Ticket Duo punch to layer over the bottom of the circles.
  6. Finally, I added a couple pearls along the right edge for some extra bling!

 

Make sure to check out what the Design Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary…lots of inspiration for you using this fun sketch!  Come play along!

 

 

 

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